Carl Zuckmayer was born on December 27, 1896 in Nackenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is known for his work on The Captain from Köpenick (1956), The Blue Angel (1930) and A Love Story (1954). He was married to Alice von Hardan and Annemarie Ganz. He died on January 18, 1977 in Saas-Fee, Valais, Switzerland.
Studied humanities, biology and botany at the University of Frankfurt.
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Received numerous awards such as the Georg Büchner Prize (1929), the Goethe Prize (1955), Germany's Cross of Merit with star (1955) and the Order Pour le Mérite (1966).
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When he arrived in the United States, he first worked as script writer in Hollywood before buying a farm in Vermont.
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After the Nazis had come to power in Germany, he moved to Austria and finally emigrated to the United States in 1939. He became naturalized U.S. citizen in 1946 and Swiss citizen in 1966.
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German writer and playwright, best known for his plays "Schinderhannes" (1927), "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick" (The captain of Köpenick, 1930) and "Des Teufels General" (The Devil's General, 1945).
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
2005
TV Movie play
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
2001
TV Movie
Des Teufels General
1997
TV Movie play
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
1997
TV Movie play
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
1987
TV Movie play
Reise durch die Nacht
1986
TV Movie documentary
Der fröhliche Weinberg
1985
TV Movie
Der fröhliche Weinberg
1978
TV Movie
Als wär's ein Stück von mir
1976
TV Movie
Die Fastnachtsbeichte
1976
TV Movie novel 'Die Fastnachtsbeichte'
Performance
1975
TV Series play - 1 episode
Katharina Knie
1973
TV Movie
Rembrandt
1971
TV Movie play
So war Mama
1969
TV Movie translation
Schinderhannes
1968
TV Movie play
Kranichtanz
1967
TV Short
Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige
1965
TV Movie play
Katharina Knie - Ein Seiltänzerstück
1964
TV Movie play
So war Mama
1962
TV Movie translation
Der fröhliche Weinberg
1961
TV Movie
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
1960
TV Movie play
Die Fastnachtsbeichte
1960
novel
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960
TV Mini-Series play "Des Teufels General" - 1 episode
Herbert Engelmann
1959
TV Movie adaptation
The Blue Angel
1959
as Karl Zuckmayer, 1930 screenplay Der Blaue Engel
Het koude licht
1959
TV Movie play "Das kalte Licht"
Duel in the Forest
1958
play
Frauensee
1958
novel "Ein Sommer in Österreich"
Television World Theatre
1958
TV Series play - 1 episode
Schinderhannes
1957
TV Movie play
The Captain from Köpenick
1956
play 'Der Hauptmann von Köpenick' / screenplay
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
TV Series play - 1 episode, 1956 play "Des Teufels General" - 1 episode, 1955
The Girl from Flanders
1956
novella "Engele von Loewen"
Das kalte Licht
1955
TV Movie novel
The Devil's General
1955
play
Herr über Leben und Tod
1955
novella
A Love Story
1954
novella / screenplay collaboration
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
1953
German dialogue
The Grapes Are Ripe
1952
play / screenplay
Decision Before Dawn
1951
dialogue - uncredited
Der Seelenbräu
1950
story
Nach dem Sturm
1948
novella
I Was a Criminal
1945
screen version Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
Menschen, die vorüberziehen
1943
play
De Mayerling à Sarajevo
1940
scenario
Wilton's Zoo
1939
writer
Rembrandt
1936
film play
The Captain from Köpenick
1931
play / screenplay
Trapeze
1931/I
dialogues
The Blue Angel
1930
written by
The Blue Angel
1930
Katharina Knie
1929
play
The Prince of Rogues
1928
play / screenplay
Der fröhliche Weinberg
1927
manuscript / play
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
1926
novel
Qualen der Nacht
1926
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
1953
sound: German dialogue
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Zeitenblicke - Jetzt ist Hallstatt Zeit
2008
TV Movie
Himself
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
$7 Million
